Samuel putra



S. PUTRA.

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APPLICATION FILED MAR-20. 1917.

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Specification of Zetters Patent.

Patented Nov. 4:, 1919.

Application filed March 20, 1917. Serial No. 156,075.

H To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that'I, SAMUEL PUTnA,a citizen of the United States,residing at Lansford, in the county of Carbon, State of Pennsylsuch aswill enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make anduse the same. a

This invention is an improvement in tools and has particular referenceto a cobblers An object of the invention is to facilitate the removalofthe layers or lifts of leather comprising the heel of the shoewhenrepairingthe same and, to this enthuse is made of a pair ofcooperating aw members. of int proved construction, one of which ispro-' 7 vided with teeth or serrations adapted to engage the outersurface of the bottom layer or lift of a heeland tightly grip the sameto prevent slipping of the tool while the other jaw has a pointor'projection for insertion between the bottom and next adjacent lift orlayerwhereby the same may be removed.

Another object is the provision of a device of this character. which issimple in construction, easy to manufacture and effective in carryingout the purpose for which it is designed.

The inventive idea involved is capable of receiving a variety ofmechanical expressions, one of which, for the purpose of illustratingcompanying drawing, whereinz Figure 1 is a perspective view of the toolshowing the application thereof.

Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the tool. Fig. 3 is an end elevation.Referringunore particularly to the accompanying drawing in which likereference characters indicate similar parts the numerals .5 and 6indicate the handle portions of the tool which may be ofany preferredconstruction and which are pivoted in they usual manner as at 7.

The jaw members 8 and 9 .said point will be facilitated. the invention,is shown in the acg formed upon adjacent ends of the handle portions 5and 6 respectively embody the essential features of the invention andare shown in what is extremity of said jaw is notched as indicated at 11to form the teeth or serrations 12 which are adapted to bite into thelifts or layers of the heel of the shoe in order to prevent the toolfrom slipping and also provide a fulcrum about which the tool is turnedin order to remove said lift or layer.

The opposed jaw 9 also has its inner and outer faces and opposite edgestapered and converging toward the free endthereof similar to the facesand edges of the jaw 8, but the free extremity of said jaw 9 terminatesin a sharp projection or point 13 which, when the extremities of said aware in engagement, will engagebetween the teeth or serrations l2 and inthe notch 1.1.

In practice, when removing a lift from the heel of a shoe the teeth 12of the jaw 8 are first engaged with the bottom of said lift after whichthe handle 6 of the jaw 9 is operated to cause the point or projection13 of said jaw to engage between the bottom and next adjacent lifts andby further compressingsaid handles the point 13 will enter between thelayersand owing to the tapered construction of the aw 9 the entrance ofThe tool is then laterally rocked upon the extremity of the jaw 8 and asthe lift loosens, the tool is swung backwardly so that its bearingsurface will progress toward the base of the jaw 8, the lateral rockingbeing continued,

which has inner and outer faces converged to an edge that is notchedwith resultant Fnio. A

- the lift to be removed.

pointed teeth between which the point of the In testimony whereof, Iaffix my signature first named jaw is adapted to fit, theside in thepresence of two witnesses. faces of the second jaw bein converged to 1said notched edge whereby said notched edge SAMUEL PUTRA' is of shortlength to permit of rocking 1 \Vitnesse's: V manipulation thereof uponthe outer face of STEPHEN E. SIROHICH,

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Washington, 11.03

